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EXCERPT: I love this. While reading is often a solitary pleasure, sharing our favorite books is not. Neither is showing those who haven’t read in while what they’re missing. To me, this is a beautiful shoe leather way to show our neighbors that there is so much to be gained by taking the time to read — especially the books that have opened our hearts and minds.

EXCERPT: Fast forward a few years and Rogers, founder of an education and youth advocacy group named Total Equity Now, is sharing his vision with others through “Literacy Across Harlem,” a march and book donation event in conjunction with the Harlem Book Fair scheduled for Saturday. “What if we had a critical mass of community members doing the same thing, we could have a day where everyone across Harlem would be carrying a book or reading material in their hand,” Rogers said. “It would spark conversation and help to normalize this tradition.”

EXCERPT: Total Equity Now and the Harlem Book Fair are co-sponsoring the “Literacy Across Harlem March, Book Donation, and Community Celebration” on Saturday, July 21st at 10:30 a.m. The goal of this event is four-fold: to get people excited about reading and writing, to collect books for the Harlem YMCA’s Literacy Zone learners, to unite Harlemites from east to west for a good cause, and to celebrate Harlem’s literary legacy.

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